無所謂

See also: 无所谓

Chinese edit

		(there) be not; no	so-called
trad. (無所謂)		無	所謂
simp. (无所谓)		无	所谓

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúsuǒwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ so² wai⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bû-só͘-ūi / bû-sé-ūi / bû-só͘-ùi / bô-só͘-ūi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wúsuǒwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wúsuǒwèi
  - Wade–Giles: wu²-so³-wei⁴
  - Yale: wú-swǒ-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wusuoowey
  - Palladius: усовэй (usovɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ so² wai⁶
  - Yale: mòuh só waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ so² wai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ so² wei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-só͘-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: bû-sóo-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: busofui
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bu²⁴⁻²² sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-sé-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: bû-sé-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: busefui
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu¹³⁻²² se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bû-só͘-ùi
  - Tâi-lô: bû-sóo-uì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: busofuix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui¹¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô-só͘-ūi
  - Tâi-lô: bô-sóo-uī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boisofui
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɤ²³⁻³³ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bo²⁴⁻¹¹ sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/

Verb edit

無所謂

to be unable to be called; to be not applicable
(Cantonese) Synonym: 冇所謂／冇所谓

(Mandarin) Synonyms: 說不上／说不上 (shuōbushàng), 談不上／谈不上 (tánbúshàng)

這件事無所謂誰對誰錯。 [MSC, trad.]
这件事无所谓谁对谁错。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè jiàn shì wúsuǒwèi shéi duì shéi cuò. [Pinyin]
This matter is not about who's right or wrong.
to not matter
(Cantonese) Synonym: 冇所謂／冇所谓

(Mandarin) Synonym: 沒關係／没关系

使用 A 方案還是 B 方案，這無所謂。 [MSC, trad.]
使用 A 方案还是 B 方案，这无所谓。 [MSC, simp.]
Shǐyòng A fāng'àn hái shì B fāng'àn, zhè wúsuǒwèi. [Pinyin]
It doesn't matter whether Plan A or B is used.
to not care; to be indifferent
(Cantonese) Synonym: 冇所謂／冇所谓

(Mandarin) Synonym: 沒關係／没关系

晚上吃什麼，我無所謂。 [MSC, trad.]
晚上吃什么，我无所谓。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǎnshang chī shénme, wǒ wúsuǒwèi. [Pinyin]
As for what to eat for dinner, I don't care.

Interjection edit

無所謂

(colloquial) no problem; nevermind

Synonyms edit

Dialectal synonyms of 沒關係 (“it doesn't matter; never mind”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		沒關係, 無所謂
Mandarin	Beijing	沒事兒
	Taiwan	沒關係, 不要緊, 無所謂
	Malaysia	不要緊
	Singapore	不要緊, 無所謂
Cantonese	Guangzhou	唔緊要, 冇關係
	Hong Kong	唔緊要, 冇相干, 唔打緊, 冇所謂
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	唔緊要, 冇相干
	Singapore (Guangfu)	唔緊要, 冇相干, 冇所謂
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	唔緊要
Hakka	Meixian	無關係, 無問題, 唔緊要
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	無關係, 無相干
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	無要緊, 無關係, 無相干
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	無關係, 無相干
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	無關係, 無相干
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	無關係, 無相干
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	無要緊
	Hong Kong	無所謂
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	無要緊, 無佮涉
Eastern Min	Sitiawan (Gutian)	無事計
Southern Min	Xiamen	無要緊, 無關係, 無打緊
	Quanzhou	無打緊, 𣍐要緊
	Zhangzhou	無要緊
	Zhao'an	無要緊
	Taipei	無要緊
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	無要緊
	Kaohsiung	無要緊, 無關係
	Yilan	無要緊, 無關係
	Changhua (Lukang)	無要緊
	Taichung	無要緊
	Tainan	無要緊, 無關係
	Hsinchu	𣍐要緊
	Kinmen	𣍐要緊
	Penghu (Magong)	𣍐要緊
	Penang (Hokkien)	𣍐要緊
	Singapore (Hokkien)	𣍐要緊
	Manila (Hokkien)	𣍐要緊
	Chaozhou	無相干
	Shantou	無相干, 無關係, 無所謂, 毋緊要
	Singapore (Teochew)	𣍐要緊, 無相干
	Wenchang	無相干
	Haikou	無相干
	Singapore (Hainanese)	無相干, 無要緊
Wu	Shanghai	嘸沒關係, 勿要緊, 勿搭界, 勿礙 dated
	Suzhou	弗礙
	Ningbo	弗搭界, 嘸較, 嘸相干 dated
Xiang	Changsha	現話得, 冇得何裡